Raymond Earl WrightCorporalA CO, 3RD BN, 60TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV Army Of The United States 25 December 1947 - 16 July 1968 Portland, TN Panel 52W Line 040 |
 
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The database page for Raymond Earl Wright
CPL Raymond E. Wright.Uncle Raymond was a kind and gentle person.He always had time for his niece (me) and his nephews. He was in Vietnam only 3 months before being killed in action.
To Uncle Raymond ...
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wright who reside on Gibson Avenue received the tragic news Friday morning of the death of their son, Pfc. Raymond E. Wright, 20.
Pfc. Wright reportedly died from wounds he received during combat operations when engaged [with] a hostile force in a fire fight on July 16th in Vietnam.
Raymond entered the Army on September 24, 1967. He received his basic training at Fort Campbell, Ky. and 6 weeks of advanced infantry training at Fort McClellan, Ga. He left for Vietnam on April 1, 1968.
He was a 1966 graduate of Portland High School, and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Pfc. Wright's body arrived here Tuesday night and military services for him will be conducted today (Thursday) at 3 p.m. at Wilkinson and Wiseman Funeral Home with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin, Ky.
Survivors include his parents; one brother, Roger Wright of Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Velma Troutman of Portland and Miss Joyce Wright of Nashville and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cook of Mitchellville.
Pfc. Wright was Portland's first Vietnam victim.
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A memorial initiated by his niece, Michelle Brewington mdbshell@aol.com 27 May 2002 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
Last updated 08/10/2009